Director of Research at the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), Dr. Joe Amoako-Tuffour, has slammed immediate past Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, for ostensibly playing a “Ponzi game” with his management of the economy. In a scathing assessment of the economy left by former National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, he said Ghana currently lay in conditions … Read more
The Director of Research at the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), Dr. Joe Amoako-Tuffour, has cautioned the New Patriotic Party (NPP), government against “hurried” tax cuts, given the nature of its campaign promises en route to election victory. Whilst Dr. Amoako-Tuffour considers some tax cuts may be obvious given their burden, he noted in an … Read more
Director of Research at the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), Dr. Joe Amoako-Tuffour, has slammed the outgone Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, for ostensibly playing a “Ponzi game” with his management of the economy. In a scathing assessment of the economy left by the outgone National Democratic Congress government, he said Ghana currently lay in … Read more
Director of Research at the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), Dr. Joe Amoako-Tuffour, has slammed the outgone Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, for ostensibly playing a “Ponzi game” with his management of the economy. In a scathing assessment of the economy left by the outgone National Democratic Congress government, he said Ghana currently lay in … Read more
Three days after the first appointment of the incoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) government was announced, a private legal practitioner has questioned the process. Samson Lardy Anyenini has faulted incoming President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for announcing the appointment of his Chief of Staff, Presidential Staffers as well as his security capos without consulting the … Read more
The new national security hierarchy laid down by President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is excellent because it addresses a loophole in the country’s security structure, Major Osahene Kwadwo Boakye-Gyan, a spokesperson of the defunct Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC), has said. Mr Akufo-Addo, in a press conference Wednesday January 4, announced, among others, Brigadier General … Read more
Our wise elders have warned us that if a man dies by stumbling over a stone, we do not run to his funeral. For the fear of also stumbling, we walk carefully to such funerals. Perhaps, it is because of this conventional wisdom that some people grumble that President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made … Read more
Incoming Chief of Staff Frema Osei-Opare brings solid credibility and a track record in public administration to the position she will be occupying under the Nana Akufo-Addo government that will be inaugurated January 7, 2017, Dr Eric Oduro-Osae, Dean of Graduate Studies at the Institute of Local Government Studies, has said. According to him, Mrs … Read more
A former rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Professor Stephen Adei, has described as “impressive” the list of appointments made so far by the President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo. According to him, the persons appointed to serve in the incoming government represent a fair blend of gender, age and competence. Nana Akufo-Addo … Read more
Ghana’s president-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday announced nine persons he would be working with as his core staff at the Flagstaff House in Accra from January 7 when he takes over the governance of the country. He also named two people to be in charge of Ghana’s national security as well as the … Read more
President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday announced his first set of appointees ahead of his inauguration on 7th January as President of Ghana. The President’s appointees consist of people who – prior to their appointment – were acting in those roles. Details below: Brigadier General Emmanuel Okyere – National Security Adivisor Brigadier General Emmanuel Okyere is … Read more
Brigadier General Emmanuel Okyere – National Security Adivisor Brigadier General Emmanuel Okyere is a military engineer and holds an Executive Master’s Degree in Governance and Leadership from GIMPA. He’s also a graduate of the Ghana Military Academy, has a solid military background, having done almost 40 years of distinguished service with the colours. He served … Read more
Brigadier General Emmanuel Okyere – National Security Adivisor Brigadier General Emmanuel Okyere is a military engineer and holds an Executive Master’s Degree in Governance and Leadership from GIMPA. He’s also a graduate of the Ghana Military Academy, has a solid military background, having done almost 40 years of distinguished service with the colours. He served … Read more
The mode of appointment adopted by President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, clearly depicts a president who wants things done differently, Dr Etse Sikanku, a lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Journalism, has said. According to him, Mr Akufo-Addo has clearly shown that he wants all those who constitute his government to work together as a … Read more
President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s early appointments is an attempt to hit the ground running once he is sworn in as president on January 7, a political science lecturer at the at the University of Ghana, Dr Evans Aggrey-Darko, has said. Mr Akufo-Addo on Wednesday January 4 named 11 appointees including Frema Opare as the … Read more
Chief of Staff designate, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, has given the assurance she will work assiduously at the Flagstaff House as the first female in that position, in the interest of the country and the New Patriotic Party (NPP). According to her, she is tough and result oriented, hence has the capacity to handle the position … Read more
President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday announced the names of persons making up his administrative staff at the Flagstaff House. He is expected to take over the administration of the country from January 7, 2017,. Announcing the staff at his Nima residence in Accra, Nana Akufo-Addo named Frema Osei-Opare as his Chief of Staff. … Read more
President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo is “clear in his mind” about where he wants to take Ghana and the kind of people he intends having in his administration, Deputy Chief of Staff for the in-coming government, Samuel Jinapor has said. On Wednesday, 4 January, Mr Akufo-Addo released the first batch of appointees to be part his government … Read more
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has formed a 13-member committee to investigate the cause of the party’s historic defeat in the December 7 polls. The committee, which was formed by the NDC’s Functional Executive Committee (NEC), and approved by its Council of Elders, is being chaired by a Former Minister of Finance and Chairman of the … Read more
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has formed a 13-member committee to investigate the cause of the party’s historic defeat in the December 7 polls. The committee, which was formed by the NDC’s Functional Executive Committee (NEC), and approved by its Council of Elders, is being chaired by a Former Minister of Finance and Chairman of the … Read more